Off to Urumqi via Beijing tonight. For work. Will be away for a week.
Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang Province in the northwest part of China. An area rich in natural resource like coal and oil, and well known for its Hami melons and white seedless grapes. The weather right now is very hot in the daytime and cooler at night. The Uighurs, rather than the Chinese, are the majority race. Must try their local bread and bbq mutton. Oh, and try to get some work done.
Called 4th sister last night to check she is OK after the repeat London explosions. She is fine, and coincidentally, will be in Beijing for a holiday next week, arriving the same morning as my return flight to Singapore. On impulse, I decided to delay my return trip and spend a day with her in Beijing until her boyfriend arrives from Tokyo to join her.
